At least 10 killed as Russia presses forward with its offensive in northeastern Ukraine At least 10 people were reported killed in attacks in Ukraine’s war-ravaged northeast on Sunday, as Russia pushed ahead with its renewed offensive. In the Kharkiv region. Regional Gov. Oleh ... 05/19/2024 - 1:41 am | View Link
For the US, the meaning of genocide is a moving goalpost Do you wonder why the US shows solidarity in Ukraine, but not in Gaza? First, you have to understand the double standard, hypocrisy and self-interest that imbues their use of terms such as war crimes ... 05/16/2024 - 9:19 pm | View Link
COLUMN: Syria’s Terror Tapestry: A Nexus of Attacks and Perpetrators Reflecting on the never-ending conflict in Syria and the influence of the Arab Spring across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, it becomes evident that promising efforts toward ... 05/14/2024 - 11:13 am | View Link
Civilian casualties rise in Myanmar’s civil war as resistance forces tighten noose around military Six months into an offensive against Myanmar’s military government, opposition forces have made massive gains, but civilian casualties are rising sharply as regime troops increasingly turn toward ... 05/8/2024 - 9:59 pm | View Link
Top US intelligence official testifies war in Ukraine ‘unlikely to end anytime soon’ Russia is making “incremental progress” in Ukraine “with the potential for tactical breakthroughs along the front lines in areas such as Donetsk and Kharkiv,” Avril Haines, director of national ... 05/3/2024 - 1:04 am | View Link
(DALLAS) — They’re six-legged, hairy home invaders that just won’t die, no matter how hard you try.
Cockroaches are experts at surviving indoors, hiding in kitchen pipes or musty drawers. But they didn’t start out that way.
A new study uses genetics to chart cockroaches’ spread across the globe, from humble beginnings in southeast Asia to Europe and beyond.
Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Austin Maddox was arrested in Florida as part of an underage sex sting, authorities announced Monday.
Maddox was one of 27 people arrested as part of a multi-agency operation late last month, Jacksonville Sheriff T. K. Waters said. They are accused of soliciting sex over the internet from people who they believed were children, officials said.
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James Hill, a defense attorney for Maddox, said he intends to fight the allegations against him and will enter a plea of not guilty should formal charges be filed.
Maddox, 33, began communicating with an undercover agent pretending to be an underage girl on April 28, an arrest report said.
mdash; A video link between New York City and Dublin that was shut down due to inappropriate behavior on both sides of the Atlantic has reopened with new security measures.
The open-air video link between the two cities, which opened May 8 and was taken offline last week, reopened Sunday and will operate between the hours of 6 a.m.
Amal Clooney is one of the legal experts who recommended that the chief prosecutor of the world’s top war crimes court seek arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and leaders of the militant Hamas group.
The human rights lawyer and wife of actor George Clooney wrote of her participation in a letter posted Monday on the website of the couple’s Clooney Foundation for Justice.
(WASHINGTON) — Cyberattacks against water utilities across the country are becoming more frequent and more severe, the Environmental Protection Agency warned Monday as it issued an enforcement alert urging water systems to take immediate actions to protect the nation’s drinking water.
About 70% of utilities inspected by federal officials over the last year violated standards meant to prevent cyberthreats, the agency said.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a protege of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, as well as Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday. The pair were returning to Tehran after attending a ceremony with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on the Iran-Azerbaijan border to inaugurate the building of the new Qiz Qalasi Dam.
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Khamenei said that the country would undergo a five-day mourning period.